We are pleased to announce the 13 - 16 April 13, 2026 Software Citation Workshop in San Diego, California — an interactive, cross‑disciplinary event focused on advancing best practices, implementation strategies, and community engagement for software citation in astronomy research (and beyond). 1/6

The cyberpsychologist says that Grok’s ‘nudify’ controversy is not just a 'bad app' issue — it is a global governance challenge... jrnl.ie/6928174

In the meantime, the replay from December on the Value Paths for OSPOs and ISPOs by @claredillon.bsky.social is online, together with all the previous sessions. 🎥 You can watch them at ospo-alliance.org/onramp/past_... bsky.app/profile/ospo...

Absolutely top-notch comic-ry from #xkcd today.

Rob Reiner: I'm going to make a coming of age drama, a fantasy adventure story, a romantic comedy, a psychological horror and then a courtroom drama. Us: Across your entire career? Reiner: In a 6 year period. Us: That sounds- Reiner: -Each one will be arguably the best movie in that genre.

The tenants of "The Complex" the brilliant arts space just off Capel St Stop are being evicted in January and the city can't afford to lose yet *another* cultural space. Please sign & share the petition to save The Complex

At a meeting Monday, councillors fumed over the govt's delay of Dart extension meant to serve thousands of homes. “If we keep taking money away from these projects and delaying them, we’re just going to condemn people to slowly losing the will to live in gridlock.”

“Maybe we’re onto something.” “How can we tell? We’ve only done this 187,623 times with the same success every single time. Could be a fluke.”

I’d never have guessed.

Read this interview with @peterthorne.bsky.social to understand how dire the situation is with respect to US science funding. The US has played an outsized role in Earth observations and global coordination, and even if other nations decide to step in, it would take at least a decade to recover.

UK consumers warned over AI chatbots giving inaccurate financial advice

People support structures that support them. Who in your workplace is the biggest slopAI enthusiast? news.stanford.edu/stories/2025...

"The research built on some other ethically dubious scholarship, which posits that personality traits can be sussed out just based on a person’s facial features." futurism.com/future-socie...

True story. Via @xkcd.com

Mind Blowingly Good Cycle Lanes planned That’s a bold statement. I like it www.timeout.com/london/news/...

NEW: Air traffic growth is not a guarantee of economic growth, despite industry claims. These claims, often echoed by governments to justify airport expansion, are undermined by new research. 🧵⤵️

It’s awesome to see this — but seriously, it’s so damn frustrating that we have to fight this fight in every city when the science couldn’t be clearer. Get the cars out, make more money for local shops, and build cities that are exciting, healthy, and happy for everyone.

The world’s first trillionaire initiated a move that has left more than half a million people dead, most of whom are children.

📣 I am hiring a postdoc! aial.ie/hiring/postd... applications from suitable candidates that are passionate about investigating the use of genAI in public service operations with the aim of keeping governments transparent and accountable are welcome pls share with your networks

Most of Ireland's uplands are commonage, ie co-owned by local farmers. The ONLY real income from commonage is via subsidies, almost always for ecosystem-killing sheep. This is why Irish mountains are all empty wastelands, kept that way by your taxes. Why are we STILL not paying farmers to rewild??

Ireland officially joins CERN as member state

sorry can’t talk. my smart toaster and my smart bed is trying to kill me www.dexerto.com/entertainmen...

📣 Exciting news! NORF is delighted to announce funding for four #OpenResearchNetworks under the 2025 NORF Open Research Fund: Diamond Capacity Hub Ireland, Open Repositories Ireland, Sonraí and TROPIC. Read about the funded projects on the NORF website👉 norf.ie/2025-norf-op... @dri.ie @ria.ie

I was thrilled to be invited to participate in the Turing Way fireside chat about governance along with @richlitt.bsky.social and @claredillon.bsky.social with hosts Jennifer Tridgell and Arielle Bennett-Lovell. Here's a summary with a link to the video. fastwonderblog.com/2025/10/16/t...

WOW! Our survey of scientists who stopped using Twitter and started using Bluesky is now the #1 most-shared on social media article in the history of the journal Integrative and Comparative Biology! Thanks for reading it, everyone! @sicbjournals.bsky.social doi.org/10.1093/icb/... 🧪

We’re excited to welcome Meredith Whittaker, President of Signal Foundation, to ADVANCE 2025, ADAPT’s flagship AI, industry & policy forum happening tomorrow. Join leading voices shaping the future of AI. #ADVANCE2025 #AI #Innovation @researchireland.ie @signal.org

I don't usually say this about people I've never met but Manchán Magan's death at just 55 is such a loss to the world www.rte.ie/news/2025/10...

Here’s another good summary of the disturbing growth of drone as first responder programs in the U.S. from the EFF: www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...

New research by climate scientists at Maynooth University in conjunction with Met Éireann has found Ireland's record summer night time temperatures this year were made 40 times more likely by human-caused climate change

Ireland just released a report showing the huge success of the unconditional basic income it provided to artists. Each $1 spent led to society gaining $1.39. Artists' earned incomes went up more than their side job incomes fell. And they were happier and used less welfare www.gov.ie/en/departmen...

I have been logged out of my toothbrush.

One of the less known aspects about the Easter Rising is that Indian students at UCD also took part & were then deported by the British authorities for it. Among those students was V.V. Giri who became president of India and said “when I am not an Indian, I am an Irishman”

A short thread on digital ID (cards) just to bear in mind. There are a few myths that I keep hearing about this idea that need clarifying/debunking. 1/10

Ireland will soon have one of Europe’s fastest ageing populations, Makhlouf warns

617 of the world’s top scientists, cryptographers and security researchers have released an open letter today (10 September) calling on governments to reject the upcoming final vote on the EU’s ‘Chat Control’ legislation. www.siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/c...

It explains so much about the Irish state’s attitude to privacy and technology if it did not even attempt to secure its own communications. I have no trouble believing that sensitive calls about Brexit were held in the clear on public networks. archive.is/3H4gK

I hate this so much

LHN: Many respondents disliked 'go figure it out yourself' mentality, so they did not provide access to the data. Do not just sign up for 'membership' and then ignore open science practices. We need practical solutions, more training, and rewards! Link: www.nature.com/articles/s41... #PRC10

First time in half a century that Queen has countenanced one of their songs being published in a language other than English. And it is beautiful. youtu.be/gbljPQbxtTQ?....

Okay the Earl of Grantham I wasn’t familiar with your game

The first confirmed birth of a white-tailed eagle in Co Waterford for over 150 years has taken place

OSI's Deep Dive: Data Governance virtual event is happening October 1-3. Ramya Chandrasekhar will speak about "New licensing initiatives for AI training data". Register for free at: https://opensource.org/datagovernanceconf

Fact check: True! $TSLAQ

Trump threatened “substantial tariffs” on countries with legislations that govern digital services and markets, such as those prominent in the EU.

“Local stores next to the protected bike-lane have seen a 49% increase in sales, compared to an average of 3% for Manhattan as a whole.” (Among MANY other public benefits.) Want To Make More Money? Build A Business On A Bike Lane. #CityMakingMath via @fastcompany.com #BikeLanesMeanBusiness

The U.K. Online Safety Act was (avowedly, as revealed in a recent High Court case) “not primarily aimed at protecting children” but at regulating “services that have a significant influence over public discourse.”

New Gist: A Balancing Act The Minister for Justice wants to break the EU’s encrypted messaging security. This is the Gist www.thegist.ie/the-gist-a-b...

Touch screens on cars worsen response time significantly worse than drink driving or being high: www.wired.com/story/why-ca...